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**Luke Thomas Live Chat & Podcasts**

Luke Thomas is a leading voice and analyst in the sport of MMA whose work routinely crosses media platforms. He currently serves as the host of SiriusXM’s The Luke Thomas Show on channel 156. He is also a former editor and podcaster at MMA Fighting, where he hosted the Monday Morning Analyst and Promotional Malpractice Live Chat podcasts as well as studio shows such as The MMA Beat and The MMA Hour. Thomas helped create the co-branded USA Today/SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings. His written work has appeared in the Washington Post, Salon, ESPN and dozens of newspapers across the country.

Latest Episodes:

Live Chat: UFC 313 Preview, TKO Boxing Reax Mar 09, 2025

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Today on the podcast, we look ahead to UFC 313 and react to the big TKO Boxing news plus so much more.

This is episode 244 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

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Live Chat: Ilia Topuria Vacates Belt, Crazy UFC Announcements Feb 21, 2025

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On today's live chat, we go through all of the insane UFC 314 and UFC 315, especially Ilia Topuria dropping the featherweight belt.

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Live Chat: Strickland-Nicksick Fallout, Influences Replacing Media Feb 14, 2025

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Today on the podcast, we'll examine the fallout between Eric Nicksick and Sean Strickland, discuss why influencers are replacing media and more.

This is episode 241 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat: UFC's 'Free Speech', UFC 312 Preview Feb 08, 2025

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On today's podcast, we look ahead to UFC 312 while really getting to the heart of what is behind the UFC's 'free speech' policy.

This is episode 240 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

UFC Saudi: Should Israel Adesanya Retire Now? Feb 03, 2025

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At UFC Saudi Arabia, Nassourdine Imavov stopped Israel Adesanya with strikes in the second round. Is it now time for him to retire?

Live Chat: Bryce Mitchell's Insane Hitler Comments Jan 31, 2025

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On today's episode of The Luke Thomas Live Chat (ep. 239), we're reacting to Bryce Mitchell's insane comments about Hitler and the Jews.

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Live Chat: Merab 135 GOAT, Elon the N*azi and More Jan 24, 2025

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Today on the podcast, we're discussing if Merab Dvalishvili is the 135 GOAT, Elon's N*zi salute, Islam Makhachev as the top P4P fighter and more.

This is episode 238 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

UFC 311 Post-Fight Show: Islam Easily Wins, Merab Overcomes Umar Jan 19, 2025

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At UFC 311, Islam Makhachev easily dispatched Renato Moicano in the first round while Merab Dvalishvili overcame a slow start to overwhelm Umar Nurmagomedov.

Plus, Jiri Prochazka is fighting...smart?! Results, analysis and viewer questions answered.

This is the Luke Thomas UFC 311 Post-Fight Show.

Live Chat: UFC 311 Preview, Pitbull vs. Aldo? Jan 17, 2025

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On today's podcast, we matchmake for Patricio Pitbull, talk Arman-Islam and Umar-Merab from UFC 311 plus so much more.

This is episode 237 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

AI vs Human Judges: Who Gets Boxing Right? Jan 15, 2025

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Can AI really replace human judges? The answer is we might be closer to finding out that never. I spoke with Allan Svejstrup, the founder and CEO of Jabbr, a company at the forefront in statistics in combat sports as well as AI judges in the sport of boxing. In the interview, we discuss what Jabbr is and does, where combat sports statistics are header, the future of the “Jabbr cam” and how it aims to revolutionize training plus how their AI judging works and where it could be deployed.